tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382599621647534281.post5778561243120180353..comments2019-03-21T03:59:13.541-04:00Comments on polis: An Instant Capital Expands in Myanmarpetersigristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653915776728182869noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382599621647534281.post-85211218508485853902015-11-09T10:53:17.984-05:002015-11-09T10:53:17.984-05:00I appreciate this background as the current electi...I appreciate this background as the current election results come in. It will be very interesting to see how it plays out and what&#39;s in store for Naypyidaw.Anna Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382599621647534281.post-3187315156781372322015-10-24T14:53:04.450-04:002015-10-24T14:53:04.450-04:00Thanks for the debate! Please always share your th...Thanks for the debate! Please always share your thoughts!Jordi Sanchez-Cuencahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034266796877307472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382599621647534281.post-28052296798718688512015-10-23T07:01:25.183-04:002015-10-23T07:01:25.183-04:00OK, but for globally divisive ends, with real dang...OK, but for globally divisive ends, with real danger of lapsing into xenophobia and totalitarianism. There are better ways to engender those values.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382599621647534281.post-44634069005163774112015-10-23T06:28:41.516-04:002015-10-23T06:28:41.516-04:00military values can inspire responsibility, indepe...military values can inspire responsibility, independence, pride, concern for others who are on the same side, unity in pursuing common goals. in this sense discipline is freedom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382599621647534281.post-55900020976712428202015-10-22T12:23:05.128-04:002015-10-22T12:23:05.128-04:00Only if it&#39;s just rhetoric. Otherwise it helps...Only if it&#39;s just rhetoric. Otherwise it helps avoid projects like the one above. I read somewhere that there&#39;s even a tunnel system under the city for defense. Architecture of fear.Amina Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382599621647534281.post-52680194041490394572015-10-22T12:11:37.200-04:002015-10-22T12:11:37.200-04:00I think they mean that rhetoric about open governa...I think they mean that rhetoric about open governance, freedom, even democracy, also too often benefits a so called elite.Orennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382599621647534281.post-36417061732177794762015-10-22T09:34:23.398-04:002015-10-22T09:34:23.398-04:00That&#39;s a classic justification for authoritari...That&#39;s a classic justification for authoritarian rule. There&#39;s truth in it, but so often it&#39;s used in order to keep a certain &#39;elite&#39; in power no matter how incompetent or abusive they become. Amina Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382599621647534281.post-55587837096875819752015-10-22T09:27:08.433-04:002015-10-22T09:27:08.433-04:00but openness can make a country vulnerable to chao...but openness can make a country vulnerable to chaos, and being taken advantage of by powerful interests, whether domestic or internationalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382599621647534281.post-8950343270932075222015-10-22T09:18:04.765-04:002015-10-22T09:18:04.765-04:00Those are probably the widest streets I&#39;ve eve...Those are probably the widest streets I&#39;ve ever seen. Building this city seems an incredibly extreme reaction to supposed internal and external threats. Nationalist authoritarian isolation, though, is hardly an effective way of ensuring longterm stability. It&#39;s so important not to fear open governance, to let it improve through practice.Amina Rnoreply@blogger.com